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Bettie Lewis was elected to the Brownfield Remediation and Intermodal Promotion Act (BRIMPA) Advisory Council. As a member of the advisory council, Bettie will be responsible for voting on all issues regarding funding and agreements, in addition to other responsibilities.

The Brownfield Remediation and Intermodal Promotion Act will fund incentives to remediate and reuse brownfields to create light manufacturing, intermodal and warehousing jobs in a designated zone in Southern Cook County on over 1500 industrial acres. The work will also provide a necessary supplement to the existing brownfields, TIF, Enterprise Zone, tax abatement, and other development incentives.